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Updated: June 9, 2025
I thought every body know'd that word. I'll tell you then, what Bunkum is. All over America, every place likes to hear of its members to Congress, and see their speeches, and if they don't, they send a piece to the paper, enquirin' if their member died a nateral death, or was skivered with a bowie knife, for they hante seen his speeches lately, and his friends are anxious to know his fate.
They have swallered all I gave 'em, and now would eat me up without salt, if they could. Oh, that I could hark back! there is no satisfyin' a movement party. What did all their fine speeches end in at last? Bunkum; damn the thing but Bunkum. "But that aint the wust of it, nother. Bunkum, like lyin', is plaguy apt to make a man believe his own bams at last.
Properly, the second line should have been: By Bobby Bunkum; but I suppose his ideas ran low, when he reached that point." "I say, Arlt," Bobby suggested; "why don't you write a series of articles on How to Get on in the World?" "They would only take one line: Know Miss Gannion and Miss Van Osdel," Arlt retorted, with unwonted quickness. Bobby shook his head. "No go, Arlt.
I saw a memorandum of expenses for a ten days trip to Bunkum Town made by a Pittsburg man worth $15,000,000 once. Here's the way he set it down: R. R. fare to and from . . . . . . . . $ 21 00 Cab fare to and from hotel . . . . . . 2 00 Hotel bill @ $5 per day . . . . . . . 50 00 Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,750 00 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,823 00
Bunkum, like Billy Bowlegs, who has too much sense for the great father, says he has wandered through all weathers, and endured all kinds of political farcery: now that he had become old, and served as long as the god of sacrifice, would they not let him rest in peace?
I know its bunkum as well as you do, but don't bother me. 'But I see you are engaged. "'Me, said she, 'I assure you, Sir, I know people used to say so, afore General Peleg Smith went to Texas. "'What that scallawag, said I. 'Why, that fellow ought to be kicked out of all refined society. How could you associate with a man who had no more decency than to expect folks to call him by name!
Beware of destroying stores of any kind, Publick or Private, as you have done at Montreal and in Three Rivers If you do, by Heaven, there will be no mercy shown. Though Montgomery wrote bunkum like the common politician of that and many a later age, he was really a brave soldier.
Oh! we must go there again. I want you to see Peel, Stanley, Graham, Shiel, Russell, Macauley, Old Joe, and so on. These men are all upper crust here. Fust of all, I want to hear your opinion of 'em. I take you to be a considerable of a good judge in these matters." "No Bunkum, Mr. Slick." "D that word Bunkum! If you say that 'ere agin, I won't say another syllable, so come now.
It's the least you can do to tell me, after quizzing all this time! ... What do you think of my looks? Honestly, mind, without any bunkum! I'm crazy to know." "I think sometimes you are beautiful!" "Seriously? You mean it?" "I do!" The golden eyes met his with a flash of delight, and an arm was stretched impetuously across the table. "Shake hands! You're just the nicest thing!
It was a very beautiful, still evening. He fell talking to a fellow operator, and for the first time, he declares, 'I began to understand what it was all about. I began to see just what enormous issues had been under my hands for the past four hours. But I became incredulous after my first stimulation. "This is some sort of Bunkum," I said very sagely. 'My colleague was more hopeful.
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